OpenAI taps ex-Google Korea chief to spearhead Seoul office

OpenAI has appointed Kim Kyoung-hoon, the former country head of Google Korea, as the inaugural head of OpenAI Korea. The company announced the new head for its regional office on Monday, noting that Kim will be leading OpenAI Korea with the aim of supporting a major artificial intelligence (AI) transformation in the country, drawing on his extensive experience in global strategy and innovation. This appointment comes as the company has been facing growing demand for its technologies in Korea. Over the past year, the number of weekly active users of the company’s ChatGPT has increased more than fourfold. “By combining Korea’s strong capacity for innovation with OpenAI’s technology, I hope to help position Korea as a global leader in AI,” Kim said in a press release. “With the rapid growth in the use of ChatGPT and OpenAI’s application programming interface platform, I plan to work closely with the industry, developer community, academia and government to establish responsible AI practices and create positive and sustainable change across Korean society.” Kim served as theWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times